Brick-loading apparatus.



WALLACE.

BRICK LOADING KPPABATUS.

APPLIOA'HOI rum) Ill-.10, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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BRICK LOADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED .TAlLlO, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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BRICK LOADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1911.

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BRICK LOADING APPARATUS.

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BRICK LOADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10. 1911.

Patented Aug, 6, 1912.

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M 5. WALLACE. 0'2 XE LELLDUGI-IBY, OHIO, AESIGNGR TO EAMOND C. PENFIELD,

Gi NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRICK-LOADING AP?ARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au. 6, 191 2 application filc Janna? 1 1911. Serial No. 801,828.

" whom it may concern:

it known that I. l VILLIAM V VVAL- a citizen of the ljnited States, residing l illoughb v, in the C()\1I1t -J of Lake and Handling bricks for loading the same at supply Si tlfiZl-S onto railroad cars. has hereiii ore be done at exclusively by ieelharro m the briizn being handled i from the 341111 to the Wheel mrrmv and wheeler into the cars. A runway usually placed about on the level with the cartloor a roan in required to toss the bricks down to the Wha marrow men when they 2e are being taken from the top part of the toss them up from the ground.

- 'ions task and is one of (losses of work for which to men on the hriek yard. Various cf- ?5 in in to take the br cks he u s 'thie hae made it nciwusary to tronji the lower portion of;

the kiln and get then: up onto the conre ver Iatr in order to Work such a system it is necessary to keep the. ends of the gravity con hich starts from the kiln shed high to run thev bricks along by gravity (a tin t er ditlicnlt v with if carry to to move si'ch 4' ihri; rcqui'in; dhcra ct ole or time in frequent chr r position or the (fill he.

for considcrahle dis he in the pre -lent inventioi'i haw? lb an iirrang ement whereby the load y .ertu 6 l-"ick k ts: and which the o; .-r"i Ina) in connection with snch conveyor portion. so that thin loading nor tion is always in close proximity to the bricks to be placed thereon from Whatever part of the kiln they are to be taken.

llly invention provides in connection with such quickly adjustable loading conveyer port-ion, an intermediate connecting portion, these two portions being preferably driven by a positive mechanism, and being connected by a flexible joint with a. subsequent conveyor, preferably of a gravity type, which delivers the bricks into the desired part of the car being loaded. Such flexible joint between the loading portion and the delivery portion ot the conveyor permits the vertical adjustment of the loading portion of the conveyor within the necessary limits to reach all the bricks in the kiln without disturbing the delivery portion of the conveyor a preciably, while the entire conveyor system readily adjustable sidcwise horizontally to bring the hiading portion into the dill'erent transi'erse portions of the kiln.

My improved apparatus not only handles the bricks with greater facility and the saving: of a large amount of labor, but also more carefully and with less ln'cakagc. In piling the bricks from a kiln into wheelbarrovvss, various handlers are careless and the bricks have to be piled on top of each other, while by my system the bricks are put onto a belt and are not piled over each other, and the multiple handling is done away with. thus avoiding chipping off the corners or oth {"A'lf Q injuring the bricks.

My invention will be fully l1IKlGYr5lOOd b reterem-e to the tolloning detailed description i onneclion will: the acconqianyinjr A herein--- "x l, 5. 3 at r are complemental which; togetln., arranged in the order stated. consli utc :1 side elevation of the apparatus; Fig. 5 an end vicvv from the i'lclivcry end; Fig. 6 a fragmentary section near the loading end on line (3 of Fig. Z: Fig. 7 i. a'i ra ginentary side eleva 'tion of end of the loading platiorin and its support; a plan of the gravity delivery cotn'eyer: Fig. 9 is a detail side view showing the manner of as emhlage of the deliveryconveyor portion: Figs. 1t} and Lil are fragment-airy plan and side eleva- 'tions respectively showing the connection portion 2, and a delivery conveyer portion 3. The loading portion 1 is supported from auxiliary tracks l secured on brackets 5 fixed to posts 6 in the brick kiln. These posts 6 are surmounted by main tracks 7 along which the main crane 8 used in set ting bricks, is movable; this main crane is not used in the normal operation of the present apparatus but is utilized in connection with the system when it is necessary to pick' up the brick loading conveyor portion and platform 1 and remove it from the brick kiln.

The tracks 4- extend horizontally along the length of the brick kiln at the upper portion thereof, and trolley supports 9 have flanged rollers 10 movable on said tracks. As a means for adjusting the trolley supports9 and hence the loading conveyer not 'tion 1 along the tracks 4, one or more or the rollers 10 of each trolley support has geared connection 11 with a sheave 12, around which an endless line 13 is passed, such line depending therefrom down to a point for convenient operation by an operative on the platform of loading portion 1. The loading portion and platform carried therewith is vertically adjustable by means of drums ll journaled at the ends thereof, around which ,are adapted to be wound on the opposite sides the parts of suspension cables 15, these first passing around intermediate icllers 16 at some little distance to either side of the drums 14 as shown The sus pension cablcs,15 are supported from spaced apart dependin'g brackets 16] on the trolley support 9. the separated relation of the cable portions 15 thus effecting stability of the platform 17 for the operative, carried by the loading portion 1.

The loading conveyor portion 1 comprises a bridge framework having at its lop roller belt support 13 for the loading conveyor belt 19, this being held in assembler relation with the platform l7, which cvtends at either side thereof at a somewhat lower elevation by struts or braces 20. it is thus apparent that the loading conveyor portion and platform cainbe quickly ad'- justed to any desired vertical position by applying a craul; to turn the unis lit that it can be likewise move-cl to any horizontal position in the ltiiu manipulati n of the lines 13 which contra the movement-:1 of the trolley supports thcr 1 The intermediate convi sists in a roller bell support. veyer belt 22, this roller support in n tracll: One of the posts of the kiln shed'is SllOWl} at 32 and these occur at intervals along it i of the shed. it is necessary that provision should be made for-getting the intermediate conveyor portion past these as the conveyer system is moved along the length of the kiln. To conveniently feet this, a trolley support 33 is movable along a track 3 on b aclrets carried by braces 36 on the t ed posts 32, and carrf a. chain or the like having a hook at its l(l\YCl end, this typifying any suitable means to temporarily engage some part on the veyer portion 2 rmod ts length and support the same that inc interenga portions ran be disconnected, v. the conveyer portion after being fr from its connections at the delivery enrhcan be pushed outward and turned so as to get its end past the kiln posts and into the next section, where it can be again connected i and respectively.

l icload ng conveyer belt ll) and the interinediale con e belt 522 are prcfcivzbly driven from a eonunon motor 3%) suitably SllppHI'lBtl on the portion 1, by means of reducing gearing .vhich drives a shaft ll. having fixed thereto a drum on which the belt '19 is looped. An adjustable talveup l to keep the belt it? under proper tension may also be prmided this being suitably mounted in guides 44 and having an adjinitins, hand nut Belt 19 is guided around the outer end of portior l and a drum i a l r roller "l? at its othe" arl'iuud a l while i port JD may li. ported o 1 1 numuse flu" -20, z

29 fixed on t .v i ll, which by means or belt no, double pulley chain or belt 32, drives fg'iil therewith a drum lt 22 is looped. This l with an adjustable able supp'utir rolls ends 1 irctivelv .l and with an intersuppo If; tor ll": return i a r Jlt'et it? at he on .r cnll oi (H0 conveyor 23 is pilliltlllfilllly aillit justed at -a suitable hei ht relative to the railroad'traek. so that orieka Will deliver therefrom b v gravity to load the ears, and it is to be observed that this bracket support Qt virtually constitutes a pivot about which the intermediate eonvever portion can swing to maintain its connection with the loading throughout its various vertical at ill]? pivot point transversely of the portion 1, adjustments; likewise th is me 'able horizontally eonvever system along the track 29 to init the eonvever system as a Whole to be adjusted along the length of the kiln, also this pivot point. is movable horizontally lengthwise of the conveyor system so as to pern'iit the intermediate portion 2 to pass the several kiln shed posts 32, and allow for the vertieal adjustment of portion 1.

The brieks belt 92 are received b v the gravitv delivery eonvever 3. \vhieh is preferably of the roller type. and formed in sections, there being shown a ehort initial straight set'tion 39. a section 60 curved to ninety degrees :so as to bring the brick movement lengthwise ot the car; and a seriee of straight sections (it o1?- tending to an end of the car or to earl) part. thereof it is being loaded. The ,Qeverai conveyor aertions are composed of side ioui nal trainee G2 and a series of roller; 6 pir oted thereini each seetion having at one end. recesses (34- to reeeive pins (35 at. the .r: 'einilig end of the next section. the aectinna time interfittingr to form a. rigid and eontinii 'ma convever. The rollers (toot the curved ooavever portion are ronical. as shown, and

this; portion is adapted to be reversed so as to extend from the door of the ear in. either direction so as to reach bith ends of the car. its reversed position being shown in dotted lines at 37. Thin gravity convever, asseinbied as deseribed. extends through the door ot' the ear ae shown at (:8 and has suitable upports 6 It i thus apparent that i provide an apparatus for loading brirks ver rapidly. with a inininnini ot !l)( 1i(fli' effort and that there i. no rough tumbling or other treatment calculated to injure the bricks. The loading portion of the Conveyor can be quickly and easily brought to successive parta ot the kil from \vhirh the bricks are to be taken. and the supply of lJllPl-IS to t gravity delivery portion is continuous and regular. so that the gravity eonvever oper- I ates to the best advantage. the gravity (onvever lliflWiH performing its function quite, undieturbed hy the vs the loading portion 1.

The oonstruction of the loading portion I V i rover portion adapted to deliver to all the ot the eonvever and the platform for the operative as a'nnitary bridge frame. provides a Stand for the operat' e which is always in position where the loading is to delivered by the eonve'yer' rions adjustments of i i I l l l i i l l toad int? at l l l I l l l he done, making it possible for tive to constantly keep eioae to his Work and get the brirks conveniently from the kiln own the convover belt. The eonveyer svst'em being power operated from the l0ad+ ing point to the tired Pl/QK itio'n at the top the gravity conreye', ii'ltiliiiti the even and rapid delivery of hrielia to the gravity eonveyer irrespeetive of the vertical adjustment at the loading point. while the jointed intermediate eonveyer portion with its movable fulcrum hrai'zltet provides aeontinuous eon veyer system throz rious relative aqnsttnen he ing and the d-eiivery poitione of the appzr ratus. The gravity minveyer portionbeing in separable interlocked MUtiOIL -H. can be extended to either extreme end of the car to deliver the bricks there o and as the end portion is; filled. siiecessrve eeotions are removed up to the center of the car, when the curved section will he reversed and the operation repeated in tilting the other end of the ear. I believe i! to he b oadly new in brick loading to provide a eonveyer system with a loading portion movable at will to the vi ions part of he ltiin or other .iillun in eonneotion with a delivery portion, and provision to supply bricks thereto and ile iiier th m therefrom. Without regard to the variom adjustments of the hatling portion. 1 also consider an important feature of the inaention to reside in the eoinb mition ot' pow-er driven ccnvoter inert-anion on the iertii-ally adjust aide loading prrtion of tht Conveyor in (on-- nertion with a gravity por ion tor receiv ing the bri ks from the power operated por-- tion and deii' ering the same to the ear or other delivery point.

hile the invention as a Whole and its several features have been described with reference to the handling)" 01" bricks. and the apparatua ix partieolarlf" well adapted for brick loading. thie particular application of thr inv ntion is to be i lentood as n'ierelv illustrative and not restrictive. and the term briek" as need in the speritication and Clililllfi is intended to typify any of a wide range of artirles or materials: which may be handled by the niet-hziniani set forth.

Having described my invention. what I claim as new and desire to secure b v Letters 7 atent is,

l. A brick loading a 'iparatns, eoinpris in: a vertirallv aililastahle support earryinn :1 horizontal]; extending conveyor. belt for receiving bricks. means for adjusting said support vertically at both entla. means for driving said belt, a fixed delivery eonditi'erent parts of the receptacle beingdoath ed. and an intermediate convever portion in jointed relation to the other eonveyer perthe' operafiilons to transfer bricks from one to the other. i

2. f, brick loading apparatus, comprising a vertically adjustal'ale support enrrying a horizonlal extending beltv for receiving i s, unans for adjur-ting said support ver ticail v' at both ends, an intermediate convever portion having a belt eoustituting a Pt limitation of the conveyor path of said first belt, means for driving said belts, and a delivery conveyor portion adapted to deliver to all the different parts of the recep' tacle being loaded, said intermediate conf portion being mounted in jointed re-- nation to the other portions.

A brick load a; lja iiparatus, comprising a. vertically ridiu bie sippint carrying a horizontally amending beliconstituting a recei ing portion of conveyor system, a gravity conveyor arranged to deliver bricks zit-the loading point, an intermediate con veyer poi-lion having a belt constituting a continuation of the tiaouveyer path of said receiving belt, said portion liming mounted in flexible relation to the other portions, and power operated mans connected to drive sai brick-receiving belt and to operate saio. intermediate belt ioi' conveying bricks to an elevation whence they may be delivered by gravity to the loading: point.

l. An apparatus oi? the hind described, comprising a horizontally extending conveyer, constituting a 'n -kreee'ving portion of a conveyor system, mean "tor adiustably suspending said conveyor i s ends from an overhead support. '1 plel't'orm an opcrative in fixed relation to stain conveyor eX- tending along below the loading surface thereof. and adjustable illtlti-Ylill. and means for deliverin bricks from said convever to a determinate delivery point irrespective of the adjustment thereof.

5. A brick loading; apparatus. comprising a conveyer supporting framework extending horizontally, means for adjusting the same vertically, a conveyor movable thereon, a platform tixcd to said framework and extending lengthwise thereof, and means for delivering bricks from said couveyer to a determinate point irrespective ot its adjust" ment.

6. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a horiicontally extending con ve'yer. su 'lports for sus 'iendin ij the same at its ends with a capacity for vertical adjush inent said supports b ingt'ornu t'i and separated the le m distanto to leave an uuobst ucted kiln space therelalinveen, and :1

:ul ie ucnt col vey'ei' barbie; uicz-ins for niaiir ting; the (lfill Pl'l end tiiei'eoi at a fixed on, their living a connection between mvevcrs for au o nalictillv maintainquent conl l l l l l l, l l l l l tally extending conveyer irrespective of the vertical adjustments thereof.

7. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising a conveyor support having a movable conveyor extending horizontally thereon, means for suspending said support at its ends with a capacity for vertical and transverse horizontal adjustments from supports arranged and separated a suitable distance to leave an unobstructed kiln space between them, and asubsequent conveyor provided with means for maintaining its delivery end at a fixed elevation, there being a connection between said conveyers for automatically maintaining the receiving end of the subsequent conveyer in operative relation to said horizontally extending conveyer irrespective of the vertical adjustments thereof.

An apparatus of the kind described, comprising elevated horizontal trackways spaced apart the Width of a kiln, a conveyer support mounted in depending relation to and movable along said trackways to opcrate in the open space between and below the same with provision for adjustment vertically with respect thereto, a horizontal conveyor movable on said support extending substantially throu 'h one dimension of the kiln space and adpistable through the eX- tent of the other two dimensions thereof so as to be capable of being loaded from any part ofthe kiln space between said trackways, and a subsequent couvcyer provided with means for maintaining its delivery end iii a fixed ele ation, the e being a connection between the eonveyws i'or automatically maintaining the receiving end of the subsequent conveyer in operative relation to the first conveyer irrespective of the vertical adjustments of the first conveyor.

9. An apparatus of the kind described, eomprising trackways in separated relation to leave between them a k ln space, a conveyer movable along and mounted to depend from said trackwivvs extending horizontally through substantially one dimension of the kiln space between said traclo wavs and adjustable through the extent of the other two dimensions thereof horizon tally and vertically, and a subsequent conveyer provided with means for maintaining its delivery end at a fixed elevation, there being a connection between said conveyors for automatically maintaining the receiving end oi the subsequent-"convcyer in opcrative relation to the first conveyer irrespective of the vertical adjustments of the firstv conveyor.

10. An apparatus of the kind described, comprising elevated trackwvys mounted in separated relation to leave between them a kiln, space, the supports for :2'aid trzurkivays 1 A 1 NW "vii-ills ilin n- .for adjustment therealong through said gkiln space and also for vertical adjust unent, a evnveyer movable on said support transversely of said traelt vays. and a sulise qnent conveyor provided with means for maintaining its delivery end at a fixed elevatiom'there being a connection between the onveyeis for automatically maintaining the receiver end of the subsequent conwyer in operative relatirm to the lirst conveyor in respective of the vertical adjustments of the first conveyor.

11. An apparatus of the kind de ribed; eompr'isin traekways mounted in separated relation aong" upper portions of upstanding supifiorls to leave between them a kiln space. a oonveyer support extending horizontally and secured at its ends in depend ing relation to said trackvvays for adjustment; therealong and also vertieally. a eonv'eyer movable on said supporttransversely of said traekvvays, a platform for an operative extending along said support belovv the loading surf-are of the conveyor, and a subsequent conveyor mechanism arranged to receive bricks therefrom and to deliver the s me to a, ifleterminrd point irrespertive of tile adjustments of said first conveyor.

12. A brick hauling apparatus, comprisinga horizontally extending vertieally ad justable reeeiing conveyer, a gravity de-, livery conveyer, and an intermediate power operated conveyor arranged to elevate the bricks above the loading point and to swing about a movable support adjaeent the top of said gravity ronveyer and in continuous connection with said receiving eonveyer tlironghout; its ad ust meats.

- mechanism having: its delivery end at a vertically fixed point above the highest point to be loaded. a gravity conveyor having its top at said point and arranged to deliver bricks therefrom to the ditierent parts of a car, and means mounted in flexible depending: relation to an overhanging Nippon tor holding in connected relation the delivery end of said first named ronveyer mechanism and. l the receiv inn" and of :ufitbl gravity conve wr.

15. Av brick loading apparatus. romprising ronveyer mechanism having a horizon tally extending vertically adjustable receiving portion and said mechanism also having a vertically fixed delivery point, and automatic means for transferring brirks to said delivery point nd a gravity eonveyer having: its top at said vertically tixed delivery point and adapted to deliver the lnirlvs to the ditierent parts of a ear,

to. A brink loading" :ipgnirzitus. ronipri ing horizontally extending and \ertirallv adjustable means for reroiving bricks at dil ferent vertiral elevations and delivering the same at millved elevation above the highest point to be loaded, a gravity ronvovu' url'filll j tl to rereive the ln'ieln; so delivered. said gravity (-onveyer being" formed in so raiil: Stt'l'lulih and means for b idal 1...! the receiving end oi said gravity .ffll'!\}'tl' and the delivery end of the anteeedent conveyer system in ('OnliQtittl relation. said means being supporteejl in flexibly depending relation from an overh a d support.

17. A brirk loading ai'iparalus. ('omprising horizontally extending and vertically adjustable means for receiving bricks at. different vertiml elevations and delivering the same at a fixed elevation above the highest point, to be loaded, a gravity conveyer for reeeiving the bricks so deliver-ml. said gravity ronv yer consisting of separable curved and straight sections adapted to be assembled so as to deliver bricks to different parts of a car. and means for holding the rereiving portion of said gravity eonveyer and the delivery portion of the ante-- eedent system in comm-ted relation. said means being mounted in depending relation to an overhead support.

18. A brirk loading apparatus. (Ulllpl'lh ing means for receiving bricks at ditterent vertical elevations, a power ronveyer sy-: rem for delivering the same at a fixed eh vation. a gravity ronveyer for rereivin the brirks so delivered. said gravity (-onveyer ronsisting of curved and straight separable roller sections, oonstrurted to be assembled and interlocked in varied relations so as to deliver bricks to predetermined points. and means for holding; the i-et-eiving portion of vsaid gravity (:onveyer and the delivery portion of said eonveyer system in ronneeted relation. said means being mount ed in adjustal'ile depending relation to an overhead support. I

A brink loading ai'iparatus. C(HfiI'HlR- ing verticallly adjustable power operated Conveyor mechanism for rewiring brieks at (liiierent elevations and delivering the me at vertically fixed delivery iiuiint .sueaus for adjusting said eonveyer meehanism transversely of the line oi oonveyer movetuient. means vrmwiving the bricks from said delivery point and automatically train tei'z'ing them to a loading point, and means for holding the receiving portion of said last named means and the delivery portions of said com'eyer system in connected relation, said means being mounted in adjustable and flexible relation to an oveihead support.

I In testimony whereof, I havesignetl my i name to this specification, in the presence of i two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM W. WALLACE.

Witnesses R. C PENIGELD. 

